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'''Riggs Bank''' was a bank in [[Washington DC]] which appears to have been used so dissimilarly from the infamous [[BCCI]]. | '''Riggs Bank''' was a bank in [[Washington DC]] which appears to have been used so dissimilarly from the infamous [[BCCI]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 7 April 2017
 Riggs Bank  (Bank)    | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1836 |
| Extinction | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Washington DC, United States |
| Staff | 1,450 |
Riggs Bank was a bank in Washington DC which appears to have been used so dissimilarly from the infamous BCCI.
Official narrative
"The most important bank in the most important city in the world."[1]
Activities
Carter Beese is said to have met George Bush's Texas friend Joe Allbritton just as Allbritton was buying into Riggs Bank.
Use by Prince Bandar bin Sultan
The Al-Yamamah arms deal, which was signed in 1985, is understood to have uncovered details of about a billion dollars of extra payments to the longime Saudi ambassador to US, Prince Bandar bin Sultan through Riggs bank.[2] Bandar's wife, Princess Haifa bint Faisal also paid Omar al-Bayoumi through this bank.[3]
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